jié

Translation

  • joint
  • node
  • (bound form) section
  • segment
  • solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar)
  • seasonal festival
  • (bound form) to economize
  • to save
  • (bound form) moral integrity
  • chastity
  • classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc
  • knot (nautical miles per hour)

Synonyms

Examples

  • 那里的古话说“没有花,没有春。”
    There is an old saying there: “No flower fairs, no Spring Festival.”
  • 从那时起,在广州每年春的时候都有花
    From then on, flower fairs were held in Guangzhou during the Spring Festival every year.
  • 中国农历年的一月一日为春,是中国人民最隆重的传统日。
    The first day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar is Spring Festival, the most important festival for the people of China.
  • 圣诞快乐!
    Merry Christmas!
  • 圣诞近了。
    Christmas approached.
  • 快圣诞了。
    Christmas is coming soon.
  • 祝你圣诞快乐。
    I wish you a Merry Christmas.
  • 明天是圣诞
    Tomorrow is Christmas.
  • 这是季风季
    This is the monsoon season.
  • 你曾经听过英语广播目吗?
    Do you ever listen to English programs on the air?
Chinese Tones